Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-04
How the Doomed Men Bear the Courts De-
cisiOn---Ths First Signs Of Weak
ness Displayed.
SPIES, FIELDEN AND SCHYAB
Shrink From Death---fhey Unite in an
Humble Petition TO Gov. OgleSby to Com
mute Their SsntsnceS---0thers
Sdlf bStinats--PrsparadOus
for the Dread Event.

tribunals of the country, there were no
evidences of the fact in their appearance
and actions this morning
All of them were awake and up early
and ate a. heartily as on the first day OF
their sojourn behind fhe bars.
Parsons and Spies were busily engaged
in writing until nine o'clock, when the
seven celLdOOrs were opened and the pris-
oners bounded lightly down the iron steps
to the cage. For the next hour the place
was filled with the clatter Of tongues and
the prattle of little ones, and the scene
might be taken for the eOnyalescent ward
of hospital rather than the murderers'
row of Jail.
Louis Llugg's sweetheart was as prompt
as usual, and, strong and muscular as she
is, she fairly bent beneath the load of big
basket of dainties which made her lovers
eyes sparkle with pleasure. There was a
sad look on the face of Mrs. Schwab, who
came in as the clock was striking ten. Two
little tots, boy and girl, tUddled Oh either
side of her, while her mother, Mrs. Schnau-
belt, who recently crossed the ocean in or
der TO he near her daughter, followed close
| behind. Schwab gave one glance At MS
| wife and little ones and then
RURYING HIS FACE IN HIS HANDS,
he groaned while the baby girl pressed her
doll close 10 the wire netting and hsped:
"IIss kiss it, papa
| FisCher's sister, who was accompanied by
his two young children, not much older
than those OF Schwab's, brought him news
that his wife was suffering from severe
attack of nervous exhaustion, brought on
hy the unfavOrable news of yesterday, and
! S-----LI- - l-..---.I -hs>s.ss.- " bs -neSss
OF GOOC Mrs. Fielden, delicate, fragile
English woman, who came in alone, and
Mrs. Parsons, who, with one Of her chill
dren, came in rather late, and looked III. .
~ It SHE had passed a sleepless night.
Nina Van Zandt. as usual, WAS the last
OF the party to arrive, and it was with q
smile upon her face and
JAUNTY TOSS or HEB HEAD
that she wished good morning" to her
proxy husband.
rumoC vas current this morning that
spies had determined to commit suicide
rather than die ON the gallOTS. There are
I Anarchists IN Chicago who declare that
Spies will never be hanged. They agree
that no earthly power can avail, but stout.
ly maintain that their leader will cheat the
gallOws. The intelligence has been COM
municated TO tue proper authorities. They
4 ha nh In 4
! which Spies may make, but if so, greater
precautions must be taken. Under existing
regulations it would be an easy matter to
convey the doomed seven enough poison to
klll seventy men
For half an hour the prisoners and their
relatives cOnyersed in low, earnest tones
Then Captain Black, who had failed 10 put
IN an appearance at the exercise hour last
evening, was announced, aud at his re-
quest, the seven prisoners were taken to
| the consultation cage, which adjOins that
in which the men take their exercise.
| Here they gathered around the counsel in
the fuTtheSt corner. What he was sIyiny
could not be heard, but in few minutes
| lingg with cynical look upon his face
left the group and resumed his place on
the other side of the cage and Wis Wis his
sweetheart. Fischer followed his example
a moment OF so later. bot the others
REMAINED WITH THE COUNSEL.
and the conference was still in progress
when the turnkey announced that the
hour was up.
After the conclusion of the conference
Capt Black refused to make public the |
matter under discussion. He said that lie |
expected to leave for Springfield with the |
petition on Monday night. To the inquiry |
whether he hoped for clemency he replied |
81 am always hopeful man, and ! will |
hope until there is no longer any ground |
tor it, when there can only be grief for the |
seven men murdered by the law"
There has OeeE good deal of talk |
about the possibility " suicide 5y these J
men.
What do you think Of it?" was asked.
"They could not be hired TO take theil
own lives. Not man of them would do
so; not one. If they wished to do so,
nothing would be easier. There is no
lgnOminy IN the scaffold for them. If they
must die, they would prefer to bS strsn-
gled by the organized robbery they sought
TO overthrow, than to slink out OF the
woSld like towards"
II has been suggested BY several promi
nent attorneys that the defense, for the
purpose of delay if nothing else, couid ap-
ply for writ de iRatico iaquireade.
Captain Black was asked his views on
this new point He said:
at might be done, but the brave fel-
lows over there would never consent to it.
i wouldn't give it second thought"
About nOOa to-day Mrs. Lucy Parsons,
wife of the condemned Anarchist began to
sell the pamphlet entitled, "Tas it = kair
Trial?" on the streets. She had her arms
full of the documents, and Was selling them I
at i've cents apiece. No attempt at speech
making was made. IL was some time be-
fore il WAS known thst the yender was
Mrs. Parsons, and in trice .
THE STREET WAS PACKED
with curious spectators. So dense was the
that it wss impossible even 4
for q wagon 10 make lis way along the I
middle Of the street. In vain did car
drivers ring their tells, and expostulations
of n hundred tesnStsra we're equally vain. !
Finally q couple Of officers came up, and g
took Mrs. Parsons before Chief bbersold. I
That otlicial thought the matter over, and
decided that Mrs. Parsons had the same a
night to sell her books that other vendors .
Of literature, and said she might continue
in the book business as long rs she pleased, i
provided she did not block the sidewalks L
and streets. Accordingly, on returning to {
the offiee and getting . fresh supply Of o
books, she, instead Of standing in front of a
The building, walked briskly down the @
street to the pOstOfice, handing out books I